GETTING STARTED ON 1296 EME
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1 INTRODUCTION WHY 1296 EME? GETTING STARTED ON 1296 EME IT S EASY! HOW DONE BY AL, K2UYH WHAT YOU NEED CONCLUSION
2 WHY WORK MOONBOUNCE? IT IS EXCITING! MOST FUN IN HAM RADIO IS MAKING RARE, UNUSUAL, OR DIFFICULT CONTACTS. EME ALLOWS YOU TO WORK WORLDWIDE DX MORE GRIDS ON 1296 IT IS EASY. 1m AND 100 W MORE STATIONS ON 1296 EME IN OK THAN ALL OF USA! 70 & 23CM EME K2UYH
3 EME BY SMALL STATION 0017 OK1DFC, 0023 G3LTF, 0035 SP6ITF, 0038 I1NDP, 0042 WA9FWD, 0049 SP6JLW, 0055 EA3UM, 0100 I5MPK, 0105 DL3EBJ, 0115 OK1CS, A5AA, 0133 DF3RU, 0143 OE5JFL, 0159 OK2DL, 0207 G4CCH, 0214 YL2GD, 0235 W4OP, 0251 SM3AKW, 0258 RA3AUB, 0315 I5YDI, 0322 VE4SA, 0334 N0OY, 0341 K9KFR, 0351 F5SE/P, 0355 RA3EC, 0411 W7JM, 0415 WA6PY, 0420 VA7MM, 0436 DL6SH, 0449 SV3AAF, 0501 SP3XPO, 0510 CT1DMK, 0515 IK3COJ, 0543 VE6BGT, 0602 W6YX, 0722 KL6M, 1031 JA8ERE, 1045 JA8IAD, 1106 N6OVP, 1113 VK5MC and at 1131 JA4BLC, and on 9 Nov at 0036 ON5TA, 0044 OZ6OL, 0050 SP7DCS, 0100 OK2ULQ, 0119 IK5VLS, 0125 IK2RTI, 0159 ON5GS, 0229 K1JT, 0245 TI2AEB, 0254 S53MM, 0311 PI9CM, 0352 DG5CST, 0405 WA8RJF, 0413 SM4IVE, 0420 W1AIM, 0432 K1DS, 0516 OK1KIR, 0541 PA2DW, 0658 LU1C, 1127 JA6XED, 1140 JR4AEP, 1149 JA6AHB, 1202 VK4CDI and at 1226 JA1WQF 13 from US, 6 from OK, 6 from I, 4 from VE, 7 from JA of 65
4 EME BY SMALL STATION OH3MCK 1296 ANT MY 1 ST DIGITAL CONTACT WAS ON 23 CM WITH OH3MCK. OH3MCK WAS USING 2 X 22 dbi YAGIS (LINEAR POL.) AND 40 W.
5 DP1POL Felix & 67 EL YAGI WINTER AT SOUTH POLE!
6 3A/DL3OCH ON 23 CM FROM MONACO ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL EME DXPEDITION OPS USES SINGLE 59 EL (5 m) YAGI, NO PREAMP & 80 W! T7/HB9EHJ San Marino
7 VP9/K2UYH IN BERMUDA IF FLYING NEED PORTABLE ANTENNA THAT FITS IN A SMALL PACKAGE!
8 WHAT DO YOU NEED? 1) ANTENNA - CAN BE A YAGI (5 m GOOD; CAN BE SMALLER) PROB LOSE 3 db CROSS POL CIRCULAR STANDARD SOLVE - USE CROSS POL YAGI - USE A DISH WITH CIR FEED (6 GOOD, CAN BE SMALLER) DL2DY s 48 EL HB YAGI IW5BHY s 2 m DISH
9 WHAT DO YOU NEED? 1) ANTENNA - CAN BE A YAGI (5 m GOOD; CAN BE SMALLER) PROB LOSE 3 db CROSS POL CIRCULAR STANDARD SOLVE - USE CROSS POL YAGI - USE A DISH WITH CIR FEED (6 GOOD, CAN BE SMALLER) DL2DY s EA6HMJ s 48 EL HB 1.75 YAGI m Helix 1.2 m DISH
10 OFFSET STRESSED DISH ALL SCREEN TIED TO SPOKES Ideal 1296 EME antenna: Easy to build, low cost, set flat on ground when not in use.
11 WHAT YOU NEED 2) A WAY TO TRACK THE MOON - NOT DIFFICULT WITH SMALL ANT - USE WSJT YOUR OPERATING SYS
12 WHAT YOU NEED 2) A WAY TO TRACK THE MOON - NOT DIFFICULT WITH SMALL ANT - USE WSJT TELLS WHERE TO POINT - USE ROTATOR FOR AZ (OR DEGS ON A CIRCLE COMPUS ROSE) - ARMSTRONG FOR EL WITH TILT READOUT - CALIBRATE ON SUN OR MOON
13 WHAT YOU NEED TRANSMITTER PA (WANT > 50 W) SSPAS FOR 1296 IN >50 W TO 1 KW AVAILABLE W6PQL 150 W 23 CM SSPA RECEIVER DON T NEED PREAMP! WHY?
14 WHAT YOU NEED A WAY TO DETECT WEAK SIGNALS CW WORKS, BUT JT WILL ALLOW YOU TO WORK EVEN WEAKER SIGNALS JT65C USED FOR DIGITAL QSOs ON 23 CM EASY TO IMPLEMENT CONNECT XVRTER SPEAKER TO COMPUTER MIC CONNECT COMPUTER MIC OUT TO XVRTER SPEAKER CONNECT SERIAL PORT TO REED RELAY NO SPECIAL BOX NEEDED! NEED SOUND CARD
15 WSJT GIVES INFO YOU NEED WHERE TO POINT AT MOON DOPPLER SHIFT POLARIZATION NOT NEEDED
16 ECHO MODE WANT TO TRY EVEN IF DON T USE EME RA0ACM 49 EL YAGI 75 W LETS YOU EVALUATE EME SYSTEM CAPABILITY. NOT GOOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS. GET ECHOES!
17 SHOULD ALSO KNOW - DOPPLER SHIFT MOVES FREQUENCY # LISTEN ON MUTUAL DOPPLER OR ECHO - FARADAY POL ROTATION NIL ON 1296 # GEOMETRIC POL ROTATION NO CONCERN WITH CIRCULAR POL - FREQ SHOULD BE STABLE (~ HZ) - BEST IF KNOW FREQ WITHIN < 500 HZ - ON0EME BEACON ON TIME NOT CRITICAL BUT IN A FEW SECONDS - DISTANCE TO MOON VARIES (2 db)
18 3 cm SMALL STATION EME PA0EHG s $55 3 cm EME RX 2 AVENGER PLL LNB'S & FUNCUBE DONGLE PA0EHG WITH 0.5 m USED TO DEMO 10 GHZ EME
19 PROOF OF THE PUDDING K3MF RAN TEST WITH HIS TROPO STATION At K3MF 45 EL LOOP YAGI Received at K2UYH 60 W SSPA,TS200X & AGO LNA
20 23 cm SMALL STATION EME FROM US VIRGIN IS K2UYH & KP2/W3XS WITH 7 DISH 29 QSO WITH 3 ON CW
21 CONCLUSION EME IS CHALLENGING. ON 23 CM ALL YOU NEED IS A YAGI, ~50 W, A COMPUTER AND JT65! IT IS PRETTY EASY WITH A BIG STATION, BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT TO IT: ACCURATE FREQ, STABILITY, TIME, MOON TRACKING, DOPPLER, ETC. WITH A WEAK STATION, ALL THE ABOVE PLUS MUST UNDERSTANDING HOW TO USE JT65 ACTIVITY CENTERED ~.070 NL <
22 REFERENCES 1] A. Katz, Small Station EME on 70 and 23 cm Using JT44/65, nitehawk.com/rasmit/jt44_50.html. 2] B. Fritsche, DL3OCH Report, 432 and Above EME Newsletter, May, 2003, 3] B. Fritsche, DL3OCH Report, 432 and Above EME Newsletter, March, ] P. Wade, W1GHZ Online Microwave Antenna Handbook, Chapter 5, 5] A. Katz, 20 Portable Stress Dish, 432 and Above EME Newsletter, Oct. 1980, [6] WSJT Homepage by K1JT,
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